CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS Postgraduate Courses2017-18

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Central Saint Martins inspires our students and staff to be alert to new approaches and ideas; the resulting journey can be challenging, but never dull.

This forward-looking approach places us at the heart of London’s dynamic creative scene. All our courses have strong links with practice and industry through visiting lecturers, live projects and tutors who are leading practitioners. In any one month numerous people, events and exhibitions pass through the College, enriching the core curriculum in multiple ways and making it a major force in the arts and design world.

Students from all over the world come to join us in this exciting adventure. You could be next. Be brave and do what you love.

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Find out more about our courses here:

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MA Acting is an intensive conservatoire training course focused on pushing students to the highest professional level. Classes in acting, voice, movement, ballet, social dance and speech underpin a programme that embraces a breadth of material from the Greeks to contemporary drama, with particular emphasis on Shakespeare and Chekhov. In addition to the curriculum delivered at the King’s Cross campus, currently our students spend eight weeks at the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute (Vakhtangov Institute) in Moscow.

MA Applied Imagination in the Creative IndustriesApply your imagination by framing an original and personal research project and question existing assumptions and boundaries in one or more of the creative disciplines. Investigate your ideas through a series of real-worldinterventions and obtain feedback from end-users and key practitioners.

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MA ActingDrama Centre London

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MA Architecture: Cities and InnovationIn a world where established customs, systems and structures are increasingly unstable there is a need for a different kind of architectural thinking.One that identifies and exploits opportunities, and addresses the challenges of contemporary society. You’ll explore the edges of the disciplinary boundaries of architecture, and test design approaches which respond to the burgeoning need for contemporary city design to focus not only on the traditional ‘hard’ infrastruc-tures of buildings, transport and engineering, but also the ‘softer’ infrastructures of social networks, organisation and human interactions.

M ARCH: ArchitectureWe see the production of space as fundamentally social and political, supporting not only the development of radical ideas but also the radical potential of making and building. Our students design for, and reflect upon, the human environment as an ever-changing crucible of ideas, places, needs and desires. On the path towards qualification as architects, our students debate the responsibilities of architecture in the contemporary world.

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MA Arts and Cultural EnterpriseMA Arts and Cultural Enterprise acknowledgesthe need for multi-skilled individuals who cangenerate the ideas for original arts and culturalevents and provide leadership for the teamsthat realise them. Our course is aimed atgraduates with some experience who wish tochallenge themselves by developing innovativeapproaches to arts management and culturalproduction. Two study routes are available, a twoyear part-time option, and a Flexible Learningoption with a unit-by-unit approach that allowscandidates up to five years to complete.

MA Art and ScienceMA Art and Science integrates the fine art studio with laboratory practice to encourage diverse and hybrid approaches which cross disciplines. We explore what it is to be human and the myriad ways of investigating the world around us. Our pioneering course challenges inherited boundaries of art and science, inviting new modes of enquiry and forms of understanding.

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Central Saint Martins Birkbeck MBA

MA CharacterAnimation

What happens when you mix an arts school with a business school? The Central Saint Martins Birkbeck MBA is a different kind of MBA that places creative approaches and social engagement at the heart of future management and leadership. Our course challenges the orthodox business school approach to education, and instead focuses on cross-disciplinary collaboration. You will become a new type of business graduate: one who can combine genuinely creative thinking and innovation with core financial and strategic management skills.

From the Internet and mobile phones to games and big screen special effects, animation is everywhere. Against a backdrop of constantly changing technology, MA Character Animation engages with a range of methods and practices as well as broader concerns of storytelling, timing and acting so our students create characters that not only move, but perform.

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MA Culture, Criticism and CurationMA Culture, Criticism and Curation offers a unique framework for critically engaging with the history and present scenarios of culture. Our course combines critical engagement and creative skills to establish a bridge between scholarly research and the cultural and creative industries. We create outcomes where new understandings can be generated through critical writing and expanded forms of curation.

MA Design: CeramicsMA Design: FurnitureMA Design: JewelleryMA Design has three distinct pathways: Ceramics, Furniture and Jewellery. Our course embraces these areas but pushes far beyond their already rich traditions and materials. Providing new perspectives on your individual practice, MA Design encourages hybrid approaches and disrupts the assumptions around craft and manufacture with outcomes stretching from the tangible to the virtual.

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MA Dramatic Writing nurtures the next generation of writers. Our course offers regular industry commissions and partnerships as well as collaborations with actors and directors from the Drama Centre, building up our students’ experiences and connections for a successful and sustainable writing career.

MA FashionMA Fashion has an international profile second to none. It has extensive industry links, and graduates practise professionally at the forefront of international fashion. This postgraduate course is about leading not following. Our course is offered in four path-ways: Womenswear, Menswear, Knitwear and Textiles for Fashion that are interrelated and structured around the core subject of fashion. Through guided experimentation, you will explore your individual practice while being challenged to innovate to the highest standards.

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MA Dramatic WritingDrama Centre London

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MA Fashion CommunicationWith its three distinctive but interconnected pathways, this course is for those looking to thrive within the fashion communications industry at the highest level. The Fashion Journalism pathway focuses on writing, editing and digital media, Fashion Communication & Promotion is for innovative image-makers, and Fashion Critical Studies explores the social, political and cultural meanings of fashion.

MA Fine ArtOur students are here to test their work, to take risks, to stretch boundaries. Research, debate and discussion deepen practices, bringing them into a contemporary critical context. The culture of the course fosters a diverse, international community and students are encouraged to engage with many modes of art practice through exhibition, collaboration and education.

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MA Graphic Communication DesignAs the ‘carrier signal of the 21st century’, Graphic Communication Design touches every sphere of human life, impacting profoundly on culture, technology, social justice, economics, the built environment, globalisation, policy, sustainability and much more. MA Graphic Communication Design promotes a shared exploration of an ever-changing subject while enabling your development as an individual designer.

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MA Industrial DesignMA Industrial Design places people at the centre of the design process. Promoting collaboration within and beyond the College – with industry, enterprise, NGOs, and the public sector – the course develops individuals who are stimulated by the breadth of opportuni-ties that change presents. We do not impose any dogma on design, but instead promote a critical engagement with the world of things, their making, and our roles – both current and emerging – within that process.

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MA Innovation ManagementWe work across the junctions of business, design and culture. From fashion designers to philosophers, our students have broad backgrounds and join us to explore and disrupt the methods and languages of innovation management. We open up to the practices and thoughts of others to make creativity impactful.

MA Material FuturesWorking at the intersection of craft, science and technology, we look beyond existing disciplines to anticipate our future material needs, desires and challenges.

By taking materiality as the starting point of the design process, literally the things we can touch, feel and sense around us, our students explore emerging sciences and technologies. They generate new processes and materials and interrogate the social, ethical, political and economic implications of how our actions today could lead to a more sustainable tomorrow.

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MA Narrative EnvironmentsWe focus on the stories at play between people and place. Our students create new kinds of immersive environments, from urban and socially-engaged interventions to exhibitions and brand experiences. Working as multi-disciplinary teams of architects, communication designers and curators, we combine text, image, sound and space to critique convention and rethink the meaning of place.

MA Performance Design and PracticeThis course brings together artists, directors, writers, researchers and designers to set the agendas that will drive performance practice in the 21st century. Currently graduates go on to professional practice, working as influential directors, writers and producers in theatre, TV, film, opera or dance, or progress to further study.

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What happens to life when it becomes an image? MA Photography explores this question through a combination of practice and research. Photography is not a medium but a technical image, a dialogue between the technological, the sensual and the visual. Everyday life no longer experiences photography through prints but instead a complex network of representation from MRI scans to Instagram. We challenge our students to redefine what photography means in the 21st century.

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This course offers a conservatoire training focused on performance for the screen, whether in film and television or other recorded media such as radio. A full programme of professional preparation is complemented by with insights from current industry professionals, including casting directors, agents and producers. Based in the Drama Centre among other acting, directing and writing students, we foster a community of collaboration throughout this intensive course.

MA Screen: ActingDrama Centre London

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MRes Art: Exhibition StudiesWe approach global contemporary art from the perspective of the public exhibition through its myriad forms. Our students research how histories and theories of art are shaped in the moment of public engagement. The course is delivered in close conjunction with Afterall, a UAL Research Centre based at CSM, and especially in relation to its Exhibition Histories publishing strand.

This course enables you to find your directo-rial voice while developing the intellectual and artistic skills you’ll need to collaborate with performers. Alongside technical training, you will gain a broader understanding of the needs of the actor, because we believe empathy is an integral part of directing, sharpening your ability to deliver your vision.

MA Screen: DirectingDrama Centre London

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MRes Art: Theory and PhilosophyOur territory is the space of art and ideas. We encourage conversations among artists and theorists to move art discourse forward, engaging with a breadth of influences from Continental philosophy and the Marxist tradition to psychoanalysis and feminism. Based in an arts and design school, our students are at the centre of contemporary practice, developing new ways of working with the subject upon which they reflect.

MRes Art: Moving ImageWhether encountered in a gallery, cinema or more unexpected spaces, artists’ moving image now occupies the centre ground following a century at the margins of visual arts practices. This unique course is at the forefront of scholarship on moving image practice, examining its histories and theories. Currently our students benefit from a collab-orative relationship with LUX, an international arts agency supporting artists’ moving image and the only organisation of its kind in the UK.

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FACILITIESThe workshops at Central Saint Martins are vital, providing a place for students to learn through making and experimentation.

Take a virtual tour: arts.ac.uk/csm/facilities

> 2D: Letterpress, Photography, Printmaking, Digital Textile Print

> 3D: Ceramics, Digital Fabrication Bureau, Jewellery, General & Plastics, Metal Fabrication, Wood

> 3D Large: Wood, Metal, Casting, Paint/ Surface

> 4D: Digital Media, Advanced Digital Projects, CAD, 3D

Modelling & Animation, Film & Video

> Fashion & Textiles: Fashion, Knit, Print & Dye, Weave, Stitch

> Learning Technology Support:Central Loan Store, Large Format & Specialist Print

> Performance: Black & White Labs, Costume, Platform Theatre, Studio Theatre, Theatre Assembly

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CAREERSSome of our graduates have gone on to amazing careers; leading companies such as Pentagram, Habitat, Alexander McQueen and Dyson. They have won Oscars, Turner Prizes and headlined Glastonbury.

We run live projects with international businesses including Orange, Microsoft, Swarovski and Tod’s, and have an internship programme with the LVMH Group, home to Louis Vuitton, Bulgari, Givenchy and Marc Jacobs.

At CSM we recognise the importance of profes-sional experience and our specialised schemes and in-house agencies are dedicated to supporting you in your career.

Our students, staff and graduates access excellent business world links, channelling their creativity into commercial success with the 300 businesses we work with each year.

Sponsored Student ProjectsDuring projects, you respond to real briefs with real clients, gaining unique insights into your chosen field. Our recent projects have included work for Google, Renault and Universal Pictures, as well as socially-engaged collaborations with Crisis, Camden Council and NHS hospitals.

Graduate ConsultancyAt CSM graduation isn’t the end, and we frequently select alumni to work on live client projects. Offering commercial and industry exposure. Recent clients include global advertising agency WPP and luxury brand Bulgari.

FEES AND FUNDINGIndividual course costs vary. For the academic year 2017-18, please refer to course pages for accurate fees.

There may also be material and equipment costs, for further details please refer to the course page.

Paying for your study – UK/EU studentsPostgraduate loans up to £10,000 are available to eligible students as a general contribution to-wards the costs of studying.

Following the UK vote to leave the EU, Student Finance England has confirmed that the eligibility criteria for funding remain unchanged for EU nationals starting a higher education course in England in the 2017-18 academic year. Eligible students will receive funding for the duration of their course.

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTSOur International Team can support you through the application options and process, including advice from specialist visa experts.

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Scholarships and Bursaries – UK, EU and International studentsFor funding opportunities available to applicants to CSM courses, please visit individual course pages. UAL offers a wide range of scholarships and bursaries to help support your study.

HOW TO APPLYFind in-depth information for your chosen course of study on our CSM website course pages. All prospective postgraduate students should apply online, please refer to the course page ‘apply’ section for detailed guidance.

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English Language RequirementsIf you need a Tier 4 student visa to study a postgraduate course in the UK, you’ll need to meet University and UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) minimum language requirements.

The University’s standard English language requirement for postgraduate courses is IELTS 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in all four skills. Some courses require IELTS 7.0; please see ‘Entry Requirements’ on individual course web pages for more information.

Need help improving your English?We offer optional 13 and 9-week Presessional Academic English programmes for students who need help to meet the language entry require-ments for their postgraduate course offer at CSM. There are also language entry requirements for Presessional – please see the Presessional web page for more info.

Home/EUe: info@csm.arts.ac.ukt: +44 (0)20 7514 7023

Internationale: international@csm.arts.ac.ukt: +44 (0)20 7514 7027

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VISIT USOne of the best ways to get a feel for Central Saint Martins and the course you’re interested in is to come to an open day. We run course-specific open days from November to May with fantastic opportu-nities to hear first-hand from staff and students.

We also offer general tours of our facilities most Fridays at 2pm.

Book your place online:arts.ac.uk/csm/open-days

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IMAGE CREDITS1. Students and staff from MAMaterial Futures, MA Interim Show, 20162. Granary Building, 20163. Directed by Paul Goodwin, Brave New World, MA Acting4. Silvia Mercuriali, Macondo Theatre Workshop, MA Applied Imagination in the Creative Industries, 2015 5. Drawing by © Carla Motola, ‘Speak Loud’, M ARCH: Architecture, 20166. © Neba Sere, ‘Where shall we live?’, M ARCH: Architecture, 20167. Bob and Roberta Smith and Tim Newton, Who is community? Commissioned by Art on the Underground, © Benedict Johnson, MA Arts and Cultural Enterprise, 20128. Sarah Craske, Biological Hermeneutics, MA Art and Science, 20169. Students on bridge, 201410. Neda Ahmadi, Gilgamesh,MA Character Animation, 2016 11. © Bern Tan, Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate, OUR/ARE, MA Culture, Criticism and Curation12. © Marta Bordes, Elastic Lights, MA Design: Ceramics, 201513. John Yorke, British television producer, photograph © Mark Duffield, MA Dramatic Writing14. Emma Bergamin Davys, Vogue 100 at National Portrait Gallery, photograph © AsiaWerbel, MA Fashion, 2016

15. © Freya Morris, Tricky, MA Fashion Communication, 201516. Christelle Viviers, Re-figuring, MA Fine Art, 201617. © Nils Braun, MA Graphic Communication Design, 201618. Di Peng, Dementia Simulator, MA Industrial Design, 201619. Street performance in Jerez Spain, Cow Head Girl, MA Perfor-mance Design and Practice, 201520. Through the Kaleidoscope, MA Innovation Management, 201621. © Hanan Alkouh, Seaweed Meat, MA Material Futures, 201622. © Lea Nagano, MIXEDNESS, MA Narrative Environments, 201623. Olivier de Sargazan, Trans-figuration, photograph © Sarah Sanderson, MA Performance Design and Practice, 201624. Hengxi Li, MA Photography25. Final Project, photograph © Danny Baldwin, MA Screen: Acting26. The Last Round, photograph © Mark Duffield, MA Screen: Directing, 201527. Installation view of ‘c.7,500’, Walker Art Center Minneapolis 1973, photograph, © Eric Suther-land, MRes Exhibition Studies28. © Niina Keks and Otto Pierrotto, Sculpture by Jonty Hurwitz, MRes Art: Theory and Philosophy, 201329. Facilities, Weaving workshop30. MA Interim Show setup, 201631. The Street, 2015

Design: Eleni Erotokritou

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